Manitoba Maple vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Manitoba Maple vs Tulip Tree

Acer negundo

Liriodendron tulipifera

Manitoba Maple
Tulip Tree

Manitoba Maple is a fast growing tree with great fall color. These trees are typically grown as feature or shade trees on larger properties and acreages. Manitoba maples are cold hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil moisture conditions.

Note that Manitoba Maple is considered toxic to horses.

Tulip Tree is the perfect shade tree for wide open spaces. It has a shallow and extensive root system, so ensure you give it space to grow. The attractive and showy, yellow-orange, tulip shaped flowers are where this tree gets its name.

Tulip Tree is somewhat rare in Canada but highly sought after as it is difficult to grow. Does best in a moist, well-drained soil.

Manitoba Maple Quick Facts

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: long
Growth form: upright, oval to pyramidal
Spreading: seeds - low
Suckering: high
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Seeds: winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON
Native to: ON
Other Names: ash maple, ashleaf maple, black ash, box elder, boxelder maple, california boxelder, cut-leaved maple, cutleaf maple, elf maple, negundo maple, red river maple, stinking ash, sugar ash, three-leaved maple, western boxelder
Other Names: canoewood, tulip poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree, yellow poplar